
Despite heavy security measures, criminals managed to break into East Bay Municipal Utility District’s maintenance yard several times this month and steal equipment from utility trucks.
Read More →In addition to the F-250, a number of other trucks commonly used by fleets top the Highway Loss Data Institute's (HLDI's) list, including the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Ford F-350. In previous years, the Cadillac Escalade topped the HLDI’s list.
Read More →The National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB's) report covers a four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012. NICB stated it further filtered the results to provide details on thefts for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 model-year vehicles only.
Read More →Vehicle thefts declined by 3.3% in 2011 compared to 2010 bringing the 2011 FBI estimate to more than 700,000 stolen vehicles.
Read More →The ‘Hot Wheels’ list names the top stolen vehicles in the United States based on data submitted from law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center.
Read More →Out of the top 10 places where thefts occurred, seven of 10 are in California, two in Washington and one in South Carolina, according to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Read More →A San Antonio brewery company had its only van stolen, but the thieves weren’t after beer.
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The National Crime Information Center’s report also looked at holiday rates and found that in 2010, New Year’s Day was the holiday with the most auto thefts — exceeding the annual daily average of 2,124 vehicle thefts.
Read More →New Year’s Day and Halloween see most theft activity in 2009.
Read More →The National Insurance Crime Bureau revealed the top 10 most stolen vehicles in 2009 in its “Hot Wheels 2010” report. The FBI’s 2009 Uniform Crime Report shows that vehicle theft was down 17.1 percent in 2009 compared to the year-ago period.
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